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16. Jesus is white in the series

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 10:13 AM

Mar 2013

To their credit they did have a magnificent black actor playing Samson, and many blacks were in the early scenes as part of the tribes of Israel. Too many times though they fall back on stereotypical portrayals of
dark=villain, light=good — not that enlightened but we're in America. The whole uproar over the actor playing Satan is overblown though. I watched the show last night and at no time did I think the actor resemble the President. I do know however that there is a filter in Photoshop that can age people the more you dial it up. I wouldn't be surprise if there has been some doctoring of parts of this image. And I also wouldn't be surprise if that "still image" came from some right wing site.

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History Channel, WTF? [View all] bigtree Mar 2013 OP

None other than Glenn Beck?! WTF indeed! NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #1

History Channel broadcasts a lot of fables ... eom Kolesar Mar 2013 #4

Roma Downey? Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2013 #8

Yep. Married to producer Mark Burnett. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #13

Strange........ Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2013 #17

The couple wrote this lunasun Mar 2013 #20

Wow NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #23

NASCAR has rewarded their righwingitude... MinM Mar 2013 #28

"Stars Earn Stripes" & "Sara Palin's Alaska" MinM Mar 2013 #29

I bet that series does not talk about the history of satan and how it changed in the bible The Straight Story Mar 2013 #2

Theologian Elaine Pagels also has an excellent book on how the good and evil duality ismnotwasm Mar 2013 #22

Funny how he's black malaise Mar 2013 #3

that's maybe a more relevant point bigtree Mar 2013 #12

It's produced by Right-Wing Billionaire Mark "Reality TV" Burnett. WinkyDink Mar 2013 #5

Absolutely disgusting. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2013 #6

You think that actor looks like the president? Bok_Tukalo Mar 2013 #7

read the comments, so do many others. spanone Mar 2013 #10

that's what made me take a second look bigtree Mar 2013 #11

It looks to me that they used makeup to darken his skin. NYC_SKP Mar 2013 #15

Uh . . . . . Yes? HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #18

Looks more like Boris Karloff to me Bok_Tukalo Mar 2013 #25

How white is Jesus sharp_stick Mar 2013 #9

Jesus is white in the series brush Mar 2013 #16

Maybe it's payback for GWB's head on a pike, in Game of Thrones? Siwsan Mar 2013 #14

it's all make believe! RedstDem Mar 2013 #19

I watched the show as it aired JoDog Mar 2013 #21

Satan is as real as the Tooth Fairy. n/t LeftinOH Mar 2013 #24

Or Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #26

Here's a picture of the actor that plays satan without the makeup. Bennyboy Mar 2013 #27